Some new additions to the post-harvest fungal diseases of ber (Zizyphus mauritiana) from India and their influence on ascorbic acid content

Infected fruits yielded 19 fungal pathogens of which Aspergillus nidulans, A. flavus, Fusarium moniliforme, F. pallidoroseum, Thielaviopsis state of Ceratocystis paradoxa, Penicillium crustosum, Phomopsis ziziphina and Phoma capitulum are new records on this fruit from India. It caused drastic decline in ascorbic acid.